The One UI Watch 5 update is now rolling out to older Galaxy Watches in more countries. Samsung started seeding the update for the Galaxy Watch 5 in Europe yesterday, and availability will continue to expand over the coming days and weeks. Among the numerous changes One UI Watch 5 introduces are the new vertical […]
Read MoreGoogle could be bringing a Tile for Google Assistant on Wear OS smartwatches, including Galaxy Watches (Galaxy Watch 4 and newer) and the Pixel Watch. This new Tile might get added to the list of existing Tiles that Google has brought to Wear OS smartwatches over the past couple of years. The folks over at […]
Read MoreEarlier this year, it was revealed that Google is bringing Tiles for Google Keep on Wear OS smartwatches. Now, the company has started updating the Google Keep app (via 9To5Google) to bring a Single Note Tile to compatible Wear OS smartwatches, including the Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 5 series. The Single Note Tile […]
Read MoreGoogle has been continuously bringing new features to Wear OS smartwatches. A few months ago, it released a new Tile for Google Keep, allowing users to quickly create new lists/notes and browse existing ones from their wrist. The company is now working on a new feature that lets users pin notes to view them quickly. […]
Read MoreSi utiles qu’ils soient, les dispositifs de suivi et autres localisateurs d’objets ont aussi des inconvénients. Tile, la compagnie pionnière en matière de trackers Bluetooth, propose le mode Anti-Theft, qui vise à lutter contre les harceleurs et autres importuns qui utilisent cette technologie à mauvais escient. Un stalker observe une jeune femme concentrée sur son […]
Read MoreAirTag competitor Tile today announced a new Anti-Theft Mode for Tile tracking devices, which is designed to make Tile accessories undetectable by the anti-stalking Scan and Secure feature. Scan and Secure is a security measure that Tile implemented in order to allow iPhone and Android users to scan for and detect nearby Tile devices to […]
Read MoreGoogle has introduced a couple of minor but noteworthy improvements to Wear OS, as part of the company’s September software rollout across its range of devices. As detailed in a new blog post, users will soon be able to enjoy a Google Keep Tile and also bring Bitmoji avatars to their watch faces. The former, […]
Read MoreGoogle, which has been encouraging developers to add Tiles to their smartwatch apps, has updated one of its own apps with the feature. The Google Keep app is getting its Tile on smartwatches running Wear OS 3 (and newer). The Google Keep app’s Tile feature is now available on the Galaxy Watch 4, Galaxy Watch […]
Read MoreThe United States Justice Department is in the early stages of crafting an antitrust complaint against Apple, reports Politico. A source that spoke to the site described the lawsuit as “potential,” indicating that the DOJ’s plans are not yet finalized. Prosecutors within the DOJ are said to be “assembling the pieces” for a lawsuit that […]
Read MoreLocation tracking service Life360 has been selling the precise location data of tens of millions of its users, according to a new report shared by The Markup. Life360 bills itself as a “family safety platform” app that is meant to allow family members to keep tabs on one another with tracking software that’s installed on […]
Read MoreTile, known for its range of Bluetooth-based tracking accessories that compete with the AirTag, is being acquired by location tracking service Life360, Tile announced today. Tile will continue to be operated as a standalone brand under Tile CEO CJ Prober, but Tile says that when the acquisition is completed, it will be able to leverage […]
Read MoreTile, a company that makes Bluetooth-based item trackers that compete with Apple’s AirTags, today introduced a refreshed lineup of devices and new features that make it easier for users to locate lost items. The Tile Pro, Tile’s most robust tracker with a 400 foot Bluetooth range, has been updated with a new key fob look. […]
Read MoreEarlier last month, Spotify, Tile, and Match (owner of Tinder), testified at an app store antitrust hearing spearheaded by the U.S. Senate. During the hearing, Spotify called Apple’s App Store “an abusive power grab,” while Tile said Apple uses its platform to “unfairly limit competition for its products.” Now, in response to their testimonies, Apple’s […]
Read MoreAmazon today announced that it is teaming up with Tile to add Amazon Sidewalk integration to Tile’s Bluetooth trackers. Amazon Sidewalk, for those unfamiliar, is a network of Amazon Bluetooth devices that’s designed to improve the connectivity of devices like the Ring and Amazon Echo. Tile will now be joining Amazon Sidewalk, and through this […]
Read MoreAirTag is Apple’s newest product line, a small round disc used to track items using the Find My app. Yet Apple is not the first to offer item trackers of this kind. Tile has been making Bluetooth item trackers for almost a decade and is now AirTag’s main competitor. As the two leading item trackers […]
Read MoreJust hours after Apple unveiled its long-awaited AirTag, Tile CEO CJ Prober released a statement expressing his concerns about competition in the item tracking arena. As relayed by TechCrunch, Prober said that while Tile welcomes “fair competition,” the company is “skeptical” about Apple’s aims, given its “history of using platform advantage to unfairly limit competition.” […]
Read MoreA range of companies, including Epic Games, Spotify, and Tile, have formed a new organization called the “Coalition for App Fairness,” in an effort to highlight developer issues with Apple. The organization describes itself as “an independent nonprofit organization founded by industry-leading companies to advocate for freedom of choice and fair competition across the app […]
Read MoreAs rumors about Apple’s AirTags ramp up, AirTag competitor Tile is planning to launch a new “Premium Protect” service that will provide up to $1,000 to reimburse customers who subscribe for their lost items. Tile already has a premium plan that provides Smart Alerts when an item is left behind, free replacement batteries each year, […]
Read MoreBluetooth accessory maker Tile has written to the European Union accusing Apple of abuse of power and of illegally favoring its own products. According to a report by Financial Times, in a letter sent on Tuesday to the European Commissioner for Competition, the accessory maker said that Apple is making it harder for users to […]
Read MoreApple’s anticompetitive behaviors have gotten worse over the course of the last few months rather than better, Tile claimed in a congressional panel today, reports Reuters. Executives from Tile, PopSockets, Sonos, and Basecamp in January testified in front of a congressional hearing in an ongoing antitrust inquiry launched by the U.S. government against tech companies […]
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